Lance B. Johnson

Lance B. Johnson (1945-) was a Gunner's Mate 3rd Class in the US Navy during the Vietnam War and a famous surfer from Los Angeles.

Biography
Lance B. Johnson was born in Los Angeles, California in 1945, and he became a famous surfer, known for his "cutbacks". Johnson dropped LSD and was known as a typical rebellious youth, but he was drafted into the US Navy during the Vietnam War. Johnson served under Chief Petty Officer George Phillips on a Navy PBR boat on the Nung River, and he accompanied Benjamin L. Willard on his secret mission in 1969. Johnson befriended Lieutenant-Colonel William Kilgore, another surfing enthusiast, and he was introduced to several other surfing enthusiasts by Kilgore before leavingg the town. Johnson was captured by Walter E. Kurtz's cult during the mission to Cambodia, and he became entranced by the Montagnards, taking part in the sacrifice of a water buffalo with the tribesmen.